Reeling in the years

It was in many ways the last great regal pageant of the 19th century. There
was Kaiser Bill on his white horse riding through the streets of London with his
uncle, Edward VII, and his cousin, the future George V, as well as a host of
minor monarchs from around Europe following the coffin of Queen Victoria. A
camera team from Pathe News was on hand to record the moment. For 74 years the
public flocked to the cinema to see the Pathe newsreels. Now Pathe is digitising
its 50 million feet of newsreel film and is making them available …

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